Shimla, Nov. 14 -- Himachal Pradesh Revenue Minister Jagat Singh Negi on Saturday accused the BJP of using controversial statements by its leaders, including Mandi MP Kangana Ranaut, to divert public attention from issues raised in a book written by Congress leader Sonia Gandhi.

Reacting to the FIR registered against Ranaut over her social media remarks concerning the Gandhi family, Negi, while speaking with ANI in Shimla, said the BJP appeared to have run out of arguments to counter the issues and historical accounts discussed in the book and was therefore encouraging individuals to make controversial statements.

"The book written by Sonia Gandhi has now come into the market, and the questions it has raised about the BJP have left the ...